[Abbacchio looks off to the side again, grinding his teeth before he loses his temper and this entire conversation falls apart. He wants to object and insist he's not challenging, that would imply again that someone's going to win or lose and that's still not the point--but part of it is still a challenge of a lesser kind. Murkier.

So. Fine. He'll concede to "challenging."]

Well, it looks like you're not going to, so it's going to have to be me. Can you answer me without circling around how pissed you are?